[SECC] WF4W - NAQP CW Jan 2019

[Bill N4iQ]

Good going Richard.

I use a 160M OCF with excellent mutlband performance.  No "balun" saturation running 1500 watts at times. I have four OCF antennas in the woods with no feed point 4/1 transformer problems (including saturation).  I use Balun Design units.  
https://www.balundesigns.com/ 
 
They have both OCF  4/1 Voltage baluns for Carolina Windoms and 4/1 Current baluns for standard OCF antennas.  They are quality engineered and built.  Your 160 OCF will become a new antenna.

Sent from N4iQ Bill Chartier's iPhone 8+

> On Jan 14, 2019, at 7:38 AM, RJ Hubbard <rj.wf4w at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> North American QSO Party, CW - January
> Call: WF4W
> Operator(s): WF4W
> Station: WF4W
> 
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: 
> Operating Time (hrs): 6.21
> 
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   160:   18    12
>    80:  224    44
>    40:  204    43
>    20:   38    15
>    15:           
>    10:           
> -------------------
> Total:  484   117  Total Score = 56,628
> 
> Club: South East Contest Club
> 
> Team: SECC#2
> 
> Comments:
> 
> IC-7610 + ALS-600 + 6BTV + 160m OCF Dipole
> 
> I got almost 6.5 hours! Some day I'll get to operate a full contest period :) 
> 
> I got a 2+ hour late start. Should have stayed on 20m at the start - lesson
> learned. 
> 
> I need to scrap the 160m OCF and just put up a 1/2 wave dipole - the balun gets
> saturated if I operate too much and SWR becomes too high. 
> 
> Nonetheless, I had fun! Had some great runs - best run was 133 Qs on 80m at 105
> Q/Hr. THAT was a fun hour :)
> 
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